Vestalis gracilis  (Rambur, 1842)

Clear-winged Forest Glory

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Kingdom: Animalia
​Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
​Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: ​​Calopterygidae
Genus: Vestalis
​Species: gracilis

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• Common names: Clear-winged Forest Glory
• Thai Names: แมลงปอเข็มน้ำตกใหญ่ธรรมดา, แมลงปอเข็มน้ำตกเขียวท้องดำ, แมลงปอเข็มน้ำตกใหญ่ปีกน้ำตาล
• Distribution: Cambodia, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam
• Image locations: Chaiyaphum (Nam Tok Lan Rak, Nam Tok Tad Fa), Chiang Mai (Doi Suthep-Pui N.P.)
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Image locations

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Images of Vestalis gracilis from Thailand.

Vestalis gracilis (Rambur, 1842) female, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai

Vestalis gracilis (Rambur, 1842) male, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai

Vestalis gracilis (Rambur, 1842) male, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai

Vestalis gracilis (Rambur, 1842) male, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai

Vestalis gracilis gracilis (Rambur, 1842) Nam Tok Tad Fa 15th October

Vestalis gracilis gracilis (Rambur, 1842) Nam Tok Tad Fa 15th October

Vestalis gracilis gracilis (Rambur, 1842) Nam Tok Lan Rak May

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References: 
​Thai Odonata & Nature
Dragonflies & Damselflies of Thailand
Dow, R.A. 2009. Vestalis gracilis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T163667A5632782. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163667A5632782.en. Downloaded on 21 December 2018.​